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November 20, 1985, released Windows 1.0 is the debut version of the famous operating system of Microsoft. Being in essence a graphical addition to the already released “OSes” MS-DOS, it was wildly voracious for its time (graphics card, mouse system requirements and installation of two floppy disks in the 1980s was serious luxury!), but still…

Photo: Jan Hennop (Getty) A sleuth famous in the art world for tracking down works of art thought to be lost or destroyed has delivered one of his greatest finds yet—a Byzantine-era mosaic of Saint Marks that was stolen from a Cyprus church after the Turkish invasion in 1974. Arthur Brand is a Dutch art…

Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais (AP) A White House “examination” of Donald Trump’s daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump’s online habits has concluded she used a personal email address for official correspondence hundreds of times, in many cases in “violation of federal records rules,” the Washington Post reported on Monday. According to the Post, White House…

On Friday, niche blogging platform Tumblr became suddenly and inexplicably unavailable on Apple’s app store, and since then users posting adult-themed content have claimed their blogs are being deleted by the site without warning despite no official statement from either Tumblr, it’s parent company Oath, or Apple. The reason, as some had grimly suggested, was…

The John Hancock Center, seen here in 2007.Photo: M. Spencer Green (AP) An express elevator in a Chicago building formerly called the John Hancock Center until earlier this year, the 100-story tower at 875 North Michigan Avenue that is the fourth-tallest skyscraper in the city, fell from the Signature Room restaurant on its 95th floor…

Huawei has announced the launch of a new services paid to repair smartphones and tablets with delivery. It will allow users to repair the device and Huawei Honor, without leaving home. To send the device the user must apply on the website of the multipurpose center of Huawei. The cost of courier delivery with return…

Known for his regular mockery of the gadgets blogger Zach Nelson (Zach Nelson) under the name jerryrigeverything once tested the strength of the new tablet iPad Pro. When Nelson scratched and set fire to the tablet proved to be good at the usual level. However, in the test of bending the tablet is not passed.…

In the network appeared the details about the new smartphone series Pixel from Google. They shared a specialized portal Rozetked. According to the source, the new smartphone from Google traditionally fish code name Sargo (“White HKSAR”) is a budget model. The smartphone is enclosed in a plastic housing, is based on eight-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 670,…

MTS-Bank announced the launch of virtual credit cards “MTS Loan Online” in partnership with Mastercard. According to companies, is Russia’s first virtual credit card. Virtual card “MTS Loan Online” is suitable for safe online shopping and retail outlets using smartphones. To obtain a card, the subscriber MTS do not need to visit the Bank’s office…

Microsoft commented on the recent online rumors about his departure from Russia. The press service denied the reports that the company intends to remain in the Russian market. However, the prices in the online Microsoft store will be converted from rubles to dollars. The transition will be gradual; it began November 5, 2018 and is…